The Red Sox have put a nice run together and now stare down a series that we all circled as an important one back in April. They have the rare opportunity in sports to go for the kill. The question before us however, is do they have the killer instinct?
All that and more on Episode #57 of Fireside Chats on MVN!
Sorry for the lack of shows recently, a vacation followed by a week with a fever eerily similar to Jason Varitek's batting average knocked me out of commission. But we are back and ready for the stretch run! We talk playoff chances, hurdles in the Red Sox way of making it there, key players that need to step up on the way home and more. And we welcome, for the first time, a very special guest long known for his ability to scream into a "Mike" and talk sports...."Mad Dog" (our very own version at least).
All that and more on Episode #57 of Fireside Chats on MVN!
I almost titled this episode "where Paul gets tossed around by Rick Porcello, but I resisted. Just when you think we're out, they win three out of four and pull you right back in, with flair no less. Let's face it. This team will be in contention to the wire. They won't pull away nor will they go away. But this week's series in Texas marks another important milestone.
This weeks' "Tweet of the Week" from our Red Sox Twitter Tracker:
from @peteabe
All that and more on Episode #56 of Fireside Chats on MVN!
Can things really have gotten that much worse since the last time we talked? Well, at least we all now know that David Ortiz "did not have sexual relations with that women...." or "has never bought or used a steroid". It's been a gutwrenching week for Red Sox fans. But a win tonight could start the righting of the ship. Remember, the Red Sox are still a game plus up in the Wild Card.
All that and more on a special edition of Fireside Chats on MVN!
Just another week in Red Sox Nation. Ho, hum...David Ortiz on steroids, Red Sox dominate the trade deadline talk (again), the Rays and Yankees on the horizon. Joe Haggerty joins us to break it all down. How many days until Patriots kickoff? Yeah right....
This weeks' "Tweet of the Week" from our Red Sox Twitter Tracker:
from @globechadfinn
All that and more on Episode #55 of Fireside Chats on MVN!
Hell hath no fury like a Julio Lugo scorned or a Daisuke Matsuzaka questioned as the case may be. This week's full of talk of Adam LaRoche, Daisuke Matsuzaka, and trade deadline silliness in the follow up to our pre-pre trade deadline show, we bring you our pre-trade deadline episode of Fireside Chats.
This weeks' "Tweet of the Week" from our Red Sox Twitter Tracker:
from @ptesta9
All that and more on Episode #54 of Fireside Chats on MVN!
Boston Red Sox podcast on MVN Radio, Episode #53 where Paul says goodbye (to Julio Lugo) and Tim says hello (to Clay Buchholz)
Episode #53
Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio
Guests: none
The All-Star game came and went without a Tim Wakefield appearance, and it appears we won't see our All-Star until August as a nasty lower back strain has knocked Tim Wakefield to the DL in favor of a returning Clay Buchholz.
Lots of roster moves since we last talked, including the "goodbye" to the much maligned Julio Lugo (hint...we aren't sad to see him go). Jed Lowrie and Mike Lowell are back, but is it all enough for the Red Sox to stand pat at the trade deadline? Hear Paul and I give thoughts in our Pre-Pre Trade Deadline Special segment.
And right on queue...there's John Henry tweeting away...
This weeks' "Tweet of the Week" from our Red Sox Twitter Tracker:
from @John_W_Henry
All that and more on Episode #53 of Fireside Chats on MVN!Some people were filled with emotion upon Nomar Garciaparra's return to Fenway Park, but not the cold heart of one Paul Testa who instead felt disgust. Paul and I react to the Nomar lovefest at Fenway Park this week as well as Tim Wakefield's Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 All-Star nod.
This weeks' "Tweet of the Week" from our Red Sox Twitter Tracker:
from @dzav
All that and more on Episode #52 of Fireside Chats on MVN!
You know things are going well when your starting third baseman hits the DL and you're really not all that worried about your team's future. We've almost come to expect another series win and another 2 out of 3 taken from the opponent. Paul and I do break down some of the options in front of the Red Sox as the trade deadline approaches and sing the praises of the starting rotation.
This weeks' "Tweet of the Week" from our Red Sox Twitter Tracker:
from @kentremendous
All that and more on Episode #51 of Fireside Chats on MVN!
Following a phenomenal 9-3 stretch against the best that baseball has to offer with an upbeat show is pretty easy. Paul and I are in good moods as we welcome Jeff Goldberg of NESN.com to the show to discuss the pitching staff, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, and David Ortiz.
This weeks' "Tweet of the Week" from our Red Sox Twitter Tracker:
from @john_w_henry
All that and more on Episode #50 of Fireside Chats on MVN!